Blizzard have announced nerfs! I mean balance changes! Which are basically nerfs, who am I kidding? I go over the changes and try Evangelion's Control Paladin deck on the ladder, which you can see here.

As I inch closer and closer to Legend, I have to take my laddering seriously, so you have to put up with me playing Aggro Shaman today. Specifically, Xixo's list, which you can see here. Seriously, though, it's a super good deck if you want to win games.

(Note: when I signed off, I said "see you Monday" which is dumb for two reasons. Reason 1: Monday is a public holiday here, so I won't be walking to work that day. The first episode for next week will be Tuesday. Reason 2: I'll totally be back Friday anyway.)

Apparently famous Magic: deck-builder and deck-tuner Gerry Thompson has dipped his toe into Hearthstone, getting Legend within his first two weeks with a Midrange Shaman list tailored to beat other Midrange Shamans and Control Warriors. You can see his list here.

I've not had a great deal of success with Midrange Shaman this month, but something clicked in the last few days, and I've used it to climb from Rank 7 to Rank 4. I go though how and why, and play the list Ridiculous Hat recently used to reach Legend, which you can see here.

Blizzard keeps announcing things about Hearthstone and I keep forgetting to talk about them, so I try to fix that today. I also risk my winstreak with meme streamer Neviilz's Anyfin Paladin deck, which can be seen here.

After climbing a bit with Aggro Shaman last night, I tried Zoo to clear out a quest and... wowch, this deck (which you can see here) is a beating. I know I spoke glowingly of Malchezaar's Imp in my One Night in Karazhan set reviews, but it turns out I may have undersold it somewhat. Also, the Pity Pack Race finds another winner!

Only one wing of Heroic remains in Karazhan, and I roll up my sleeves and sleeve up my Standard Budget decks and get stuck in. Oh wait, this is a digital card game, we don't use sleeves. The last boss is a tough one, too. Can I do it without the help of Epics and Legendaries?